Guest commentary: Redistricting bill is a gimmick

9:42 PM,
Jan. 29, 2014

Weininger

Written by

Chad Weininger
| For Press-Gazette Media

As the recently appointed chairman of the newly formed State Affairs and Government Operations Committee, I was asked for my comments on the redistricting proposal, which has been referred to my committee.

On Nov. 14, a motion to take up Assembly Bill 185, the much-editorialized redistricting plan, was defeated on the floor of the Assembly due to the author's failure to build bipartisan support for the proposal.

There has been a lot of spin in the media that would lead the public to believe that this is a meaningful proposal that would have a positive impact on the future of our state. But the ...